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ID: 7006704
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7006704
Record Type:
administrative
Terracina (inhabited place)
Coordinates:
Lat: 41 17 00 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 41.2833
decimal degrees
Long: 013 15 00 E
degrees minutes
Long: 13.2500
decimal degrees
Note:
Located on the gulf of Gaeta; Romans conquered the Volscian town ca. 400 BCE; became an important center along the Appian Way; today is especially noted for its many Roman ruins, including remains of the villas of several emperors.
Names:
Terracina
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Anxur
(
H
,
V
)
Tarracina
(
H
,
V
)
............
Latin name
Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Europe
(continent) (
P
)
........
Italy
(nation) (
P
)
............
Lazio
(region (administrative division)) (
P
)
................
Latina
(province) (
P
)
....................
Terracina
(inhabited place) (
P
)
Place Types:
inhabited place (
preferred
,
C
)
............
established by the ancient Volsci people, later was a Roman colonial settlement
town (
C
)
port (
C
)
episcopal see (
C
)
resort center (
C
)
............
has been a popular resort since ancient Roman times
archaeological site (
C
)
............
has numerous ruins, including ancient walls & huge temple of Jupiter Anxur
fishing community (
C
)
manufacturing center (
C
)
............
produces floor coverings & electrical appliances
agricultural center (
C
)
............
for muscatel grapes grown in surrounding district
Sources and Contributors:
Anxur..........
[
FDA
,
GRLPSC
]
..............
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Tarracina..........
[
FDA
,
GRLPSC
,
VP
]
....................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
XI, 648-649
....................
GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
8318
....................
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
....................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Terracina..........
[
BHA
,
FDA
,
GRLPSC
,
VP Preferred
]
....................
Annuario Generale (1980)
....................
National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-)
....................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
....................
TCI: Lazio (1981)
706
....................
Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994)
193
....................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Subject:
.....
[
BHA
,
FDA
,
GRLPSC
,
VP
]
..................
Annuario Generale (1980)
..................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
XI, 648-649
..................
GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
8318
..................
National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-)
..................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
-130657
..................
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
..................
TCI: Lazio (1981)
706
..................
Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994)
193
..................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
..........
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988)
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